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Originally Posted by highnote
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I don’t believe there’s ever been a true proven long term “benefit of drugs” in racing. Of course, a short term benefit might be for those in the know when they’re betting on those horses with drug enhancements.
The various Stateside racing jurisdictions may have been paying some attention to current events and commentary, but I would think a far better incentive for eliminating drugs would be to look at the history of local racing from every perspective before drugs became so prevalent (and legalized).
Not only has the restriction on drugs in Hong Kong leveled the playing field, they rarely have difficulty providing full fields of 10 to 14 entries/race Something else to keep in the back of your mind when thinking about HK racing: They don’t race as a proving ground for eventual breeding purposes. They race for purposes of racing and providing veracity to a quality product to their patrons .
Period!
Why? Take a peek at the typical handle for each race in HK.
